“It’s hard to stitch closed a wound for the first time: It can take a few tries to stick the needle into the skin close enough to the injury. And feeling the skin tug when you draw out your line is disconcerting–even if you’re just manipulating a simulation on a computer screen, even if the […]
“In the end, the incoming president of the nation’s only liberal arts university for the deaf was given no choice. The Gallaudet University board of trustees voted Sunday to revoke Jane Fernandes’ contract after a daylong closed-door meeting that followed a month of protests by students and faculty members. She had refused to step down. […]
“At a time when they are free to pursue their own hobbies and travel in retirement, a growing number grandparents are now home schooling their grandchildren. Fred Bacher, of Marion, is 76 years old. He said it was a no-brainer to sign up for the job to home school his grandchildren. ‘When someone in the […]
“‘We have locked doors, security officers, metal detectors, surveillance cameras; we follow a daily routine; we have limited bathroom privileges, limited dining options, limited programs, limited rights; we are voiceless; we are trained; we are tracked; we are profiled; we wear uniforms; we are classified; we are segregated according to classification; we carry I.D. cards; […]
“The Tennessee Department of Education found in 1987 that homeschooled children in second grade scored in the 93rd percentile while their public school counterparts scored in the 62nd percentile on the Stanford Achievement Test. HSLDA also claims that when parents, regardless of race, commit themselves to make the necessary sacrifices and tutor their children at […]
“As a public high school student, I believe the new corporate tuition tax credit law is an unjust and un-American law. Private and religious schools separate the American people further and shelter students from the truths and difference of the world around them. The state needs to focus more on public schools since Arizona has […]
“Herewith, we have over the past three weeks identified numerous problems guaranteed by the No Child Left Behind Act if it is allowed by this nation’s citizens to continue. We have explored how, through the act, the executive branch of the federal government has overstepped the bounds of its power and intruded into state and […]
“Education Secretary Margaret Spellings recently commented that the No Child Left Behind Act is nearly perfect. ‘I talk about No Child Left Behind like Ivory soap: It’s 99.9 percent pure,’ Spellings said. Even if Secretary Spellings were right that NCLB is 99.9% pure, it still would not be the formula for what ails American education. […]
In previous columns, I’ve advocated the use of “offsets” and other carbon sequestration methods, combined with the treatment of pollution as an actionable tort, to address global warming and other environmental concerns.
Unfortunately, in the move toward “market solutions,” there’s a lot of obfuscation and a lot of attempts to disguise governmental regulations — and subsidies […]
“Carbon emissions trading involves the trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases, calculated in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, tCO2e). It is one of the ways countries can meet their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce carbon emissions and thereby mitigate global warming.”
